First
Flight |
Model |
Military
Number |
Name |
1943 |
|
RB-1 |
Conestoga |
|
|
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The
Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Co., famed for stainless steel
railroad cars, was asked by the US Navy to develop the Conestoga, a
stainless steel cargo aircraft, in 1942. Contracts to produce
this aircraft were cancelled after 17 were built. |